Docendo discimus is a Latin proverb meaning "by teaching, we learn."
It is perhaps derived from Seneca the Younger (c. 4 BC – 65 AD), who says in his Letters to Lucilius (Book I, letter 7, section 8): Homines dum docent discunt., meaning "Men learn while they teach."
Motto
Docendo discimus is the motto of the following institutions: 911 Tactical Academy, Hollywood, Florida Smolensk State Medical University, Smolensk, Russian federation (СГМУ) Pacific National University, Khabarovsk, Russian Federation University of Defense in Czech Republic Medisch- Natuurphilosophisch en Veterinair- Tandheelkundig Gezelschap “Christiaan Huygens”, Utrechtsch Studenten Corps, The Netherlands Cherepovets State University in Cherepovets, Russia Azerbaijan University of Languages in Baku, Azerbaijan Stranmillis University College in Belfast, Northern Ireland the University of Chichester in West Sussex, England Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington Johnson State College in Johnson, Vermont Gillingham School in Dorset, England Novosibirsk State Technical University in Novosibirsk, Russia Oles Honchar Dnipro National University in Ukraine Federal College of Education Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria. The Alexandru Ioan Cuza National College, Ploieşti, Romania Bulgarian Diplomatic Institute in Sofia, Bulgaria Saure AS in Norway New York International School Regional Cadet Instructor School (Central) - Canadian Forces Swedish Air Force Flying School Hilford Grammar High School, Sydney USAF, Maintenance Management Analysis, 2R0X1 Newton Bright Educational Consultants, United Kingdom University of Chichester, UK
References
Heimbach, Elizabeth. Latin Everywhere, Everyday: A Latin Phrase Workbook. Bolchazy-Carducci: 2004. . Stone. Jon, R. The Routledge Dictionary of Latin Quotations: The Illiterati's Guide to Latin Maxims, Mottoes, Proverbs, and Sayings. Routledge: 2004. .
